diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHitErrorDisplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHitErrorDisplay.cs
index 02773e0561..a148bdad67 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHitErrorDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHitErrorDisplay.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ private void recreateDisplay(HitWindows hitWindows, float overallDifficulty)
                 }
             });
 
-            Add(display = new BarHitErrorDisplay(overallDifficulty, hitWindows)
+            Add(display = new BarHitErrorDisplay(hitWindows)
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 43b9491750..02432cf64e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HitErrorDisplay;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Input;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ public class HUDOverlay : Container
         public readonly HealthDisplay HealthDisplay;
         public readonly SongProgress Progress;
         public readonly ModDisplay ModDisplay;
+        public readonly HitErrorDisplayOverlay HitErrorDisplayOverlay;
         public readonly HoldForMenuButton HoldToQuit;
         public readonly PlayerSettingsOverlay PlayerSettingsOverlay;
 
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ public HUDOverlay(ScoreProcessor scoreProcessor, DrawableRuleset drawableRuleset
                         HealthDisplay = CreateHealthDisplay(),
                         Progress = CreateProgress(),
                         ModDisplay = CreateModsContainer(),
+                        HitErrorDisplayOverlay = CreateHitErrorDisplayOverlay(),
                     }
                 },
                 PlayerSettingsOverlay = CreatePlayerSettingsOverlay(),
@@ -256,6 +259,11 @@ protected override bool OnKeyDown(KeyDownEvent e)
             Margin = new MarginPadding { Top = 20, Right = 10 },
         };
 
+        protected virtual HitErrorDisplayOverlay CreateHitErrorDisplayOverlay() => new HitErrorDisplayOverlay(scoreProcessor)
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+        };
+
         protected virtual PlayerSettingsOverlay CreatePlayerSettingsOverlay() => new PlayerSettingsOverlay();
 
         protected virtual void BindProcessor(ScoreProcessor processor)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/BarHitErrorDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/BarHitErrorDisplay.cs
index 26f9e3a5e0..6539ce38a8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/BarHitErrorDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/BarHitErrorDisplay.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public class BarHitErrorDisplay : HitErrorDisplay
         private readonly Queue<double> judgementOffsets = new Queue<double>();
         private readonly double maxHitWindows;
 
-        public BarHitErrorDisplay(float overallDifficulty, HitWindows hitWindows, bool reversed = false)
-            : base(overallDifficulty, hitWindows)
+        public BarHitErrorDisplay(HitWindows hitWindows, bool reversed = false)
+            : base(hitWindows)
         {
             maxHitWindows = HitWindows.Meh == 0 ? HitWindows.Good : HitWindows.Meh;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/HitErrorDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/HitErrorDisplay.cs
index 10b5e5b1cb..422e151d8a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/HitErrorDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/HitErrorDisplay.cs
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ public abstract class HitErrorDisplay : CompositeDrawable
     {
         protected readonly HitWindows HitWindows;
 
-        protected HitErrorDisplay(float overallDifficulty, HitWindows hitWindows)
+        protected HitErrorDisplay(HitWindows hitWindows)
         {
             HitWindows = hitWindows;
-            HitWindows.SetDifficulty(overallDifficulty);
         }
 
         public abstract void OnNewJudgement(JudgementResult newJudgement);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/HitErrorDisplayOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/HitErrorDisplayOverlay.cs
index e4a630245d..1c61904461 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/HitErrorDisplayOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HitErrorDisplay/HitErrorDisplayOverlay.cs
@@ -21,22 +21,18 @@ public class HitErrorDisplayOverlay : Container<HitErrorDisplay>
         private readonly Bindable<ScoreMeterType> type = new Bindable<ScoreMeterType>();
         private readonly HitWindows hitWindows;
         private readonly ScoreProcessor processor;
-        private readonly float overallDifficulty;
 
-        public HitErrorDisplayOverlay(ScoreProcessor processor, WorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap)
+        public HitErrorDisplayOverlay(ScoreProcessor processor)
         {
             this.processor = processor;
-
-            overallDifficulty = workingBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.OverallDifficulty;
             hitWindows = processor.CreateHitWindows();
-
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config, Bindable<WorkingBeatmap> workingBeatmap)
         {
             config.BindWith(OsuSetting.ScoreMeter, type);
+            hitWindows.SetDifficulty(workingBeatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.OverallDifficulty);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ private void clear()
 
         private void createNew(bool reversed = false)
         {
-            var display = new BarHitErrorDisplay(overallDifficulty, hitWindows, reversed)
+            var display = new BarHitErrorDisplay(hitWindows, reversed)
             {
                 Margin = new MarginPadding(margin),
                 Anchor = reversed ? Anchor.CentreRight : Anchor.CentreLeft,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 9ef8cc4509..e7398be176 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HitErrorDisplay;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Ranking;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osu.Game.Users;
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ public class Player : ScreenWithBeatmapBackground
 
         protected HUDOverlay HUDOverlay { get; private set; }
 
-        protected HitErrorDisplayOverlay HitErrorDisplayOverlay { get; private set; }
-
         public bool LoadedBeatmapSuccessfully => DrawableRuleset?.Objects.Any() == true;
 
         protected GameplayClockContainer GameplayClockContainer { get; private set; }
@@ -160,7 +157,6 @@ private void load(AudioManager audio, IAPIProvider api, OsuConfigManager config)
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre
                 },
-                HitErrorDisplayOverlay = new HitErrorDisplayOverlay(ScoreProcessor, working),
                 new SkipOverlay(DrawableRuleset.GameplayStartTime)
                 {
                     RequestSeek = GameplayClockContainer.Seek